Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
#120 - Professor Paul Bloom - What Do BDSM & Meditation Have In Common?
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Bloom is an author and a Professor of Psychology at Yale. Why is suffering a cause of pleasure ...
#119 - Kelly Starrett - Getting Better At The Game Of Life
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Starrett is a CrossFit trainer, physical therapist, author and speaker. Expect to learn what K...
#118 - Dr Larry Sanger - Why Is Wikipedia Broken?
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Larry Sanger is the ex-founder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is almost a public utility now, like water...
#117 - Aubrey Marcus - What Makes A Good Life?
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aubrey Marcus is a podcaster, author and CEO. I wanted to find out how Aubrey defines living a good ...
#116 - Sanjay Rawal - 3100 Miles: The Longest Race On Earth
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjay Rawal is an award-winning filmmaker. Today we learn about the longest race on earth which t...
#115 - Life Hacks 110
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...
#114 - Sonny Webster - Bad Days, Good Days & Staying Resilient
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sonny Webster is a weightlifter and online coach. Some days you're feeling it, some days not so much...
#113 - Alex Hutchinson - Analysing Eliud Kipchoge’s Sub-2 Hour Marathon
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hutchinson is a journalist, athlete and author. Eliud Kipchoge recently rocked the world by bre...
#112 - Brett Jones - What Is Strength?
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Jones is the Director of Education at Strong First. For every article suggesting one-per-week ...
#111 - Cristoph - Life Behind The Decks - Mental Health As An International DJ
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cristoph is a DJ and producer. Being a world star international DJ playing to thousands of screaming...
#110 - Dr Sarah Jones - The Future Of Virtual Reality
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sarah Jones is an immersive storyteller using AR, VR and 360. For the last 50 years or so, storyt...
#109 - Douglas Murray - The Price Of Thinking Out Loud
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Murray is a journalist, author and an associate editor of The Spectator. What is the price ...
#108 - Peter Frankopan - The New Silk Roads
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Frankopan is a Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Director at the Oxford Centre...
#107 - Graeme Garrard - How To Think Politically
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Graeme Garrard is a Teacher at Cardiff University & Harvard Summer School and an author. Why do we...
#106 - Business Principles 102 - Should I Work For Myself?
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another Business Principles episode. Today we're t...
#105 - Thomas Johnson - What Is An Ethical Hacker?
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Johnson is an ethical hacker and social engineer. Hacking is often thought of as a dark art. ...
#104 - Nir Eyal - How To Control Your Attention And Become Indistractable
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nir Eyal is an author, business owner and Teacher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and De...
#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex O'Connor aka Cosmic Skeptic is a YouTuber and Student at Oxford University. How many people go ...
#102 - Frank Dikotter - How To Be A Dictator
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Dikotter is a historian and author. The 20th Century was characterised by an attempt on the on...
#101 - Sienna Day - What Is Life Like As A Pornstar?
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sienna Day is a pornstar. Kind of like chicken nuggets, everyone is familiar with porn but few of us...
#100 - Episode 100 Special Edition Q&A
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me for a special edition Q&A to celebrate 100 episodes of Modern Wisdom. Expect t...
#099 - Chris Sparks - Productivity Without Limits
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Sparks is a productivity coach, founder of The Forcing Function and a Former Top 20 Worldwide ...
#098 - Mike Winnet - The Contrepreneur Formula Exposed: Behind The Scenes
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Winnet is an entrepreneur and a professional Get Rich Quick ad clicker. The people who made the...
#097 - Andrew Doyle - Who Is Titania McGrath?
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian. Titania McGrath is now fully established as the Queen of the ...
#096 - Zuby - Strength, Faith and Survival Tactics
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zuby is a rapper, author and podcaster. Zuby exploded onto the internet earlier this year and after ...
#095 - George MacGill - Mental Models 102 - The Decision Strikes Back
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round great human George MacGill to re enter the ...
#094 - Brian Carroll - What Does It Feel Like To Squat 1000lbs?
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Carroll is a coach, author and multiple world record holding powerlifter. Brian is one of the ...
#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Roger McNamee is a businessman, investor, musician and founding partner of the venture capital firm ...
#092 - Scott H Young - Ultralearning
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott H Young is a blogger, programmer and author. Learning new things is hard. Learning new things ...
#091 - Richard Shotton - Some Very Important Effects In Advertising
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, the Founder of Astroten and an author. What is the reaso...
#090 - Dr Taylor Burrowes - A PhD In Relationship Advice
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Taylor Burrowes is a Doctor of Marriage, Couples and Family Counselling. After working for 14 ye...
#089 - Professor David Carroll - Netflix's The Great Hack: Behind The Screens
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Carroll is an associate professor at Parsons School of Design. The Great Hack is one of my fav...
#088 - Nat Eliason - The Five Best Books You've Never Read
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nat Eliason is the founder of GrowthMachine.com and the host of the Made You Think Podcast. Nat like...
#087 - Life Hacks 109
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...
#086 - Teemu Arina - The Biohacker's Biohacker
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Teemu Arina is a technology entrepreneur, author and a leader in the field of biohacking. The Bioha...
#085 - Professor Nicholas Christakis - How Evolution Shaped Our Societies
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Christakis is a Professor at Yale University and an author. Much of what I've covered on th...
#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Epstein is a New York Times Best Selling Author and Investigative Journalist. Specialising ear...
#083 - Business Principles 101
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for the start of a brand new series. We're talking a...
#082 - Caleb Jones - How Does A Non-Monogamous Marriage Work?
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Jones is an online coach, blogger and non-monogamy advocate. Statistically, most marriages end...
#081 - Dr Stuart McGill - Why Do Our Backs Hurt?
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Stuart McGill is a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and a world expert in back p...
#080 - Stephen Wolfram - The At Home CEO
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Wolfram is the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research. What happens when y...
#079 - Laura Vanderkam - Why Does Time Pass More Quickly As You Get Older?
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Vanderkam is a writer, author, speaker and an expert on time management. We are all familiar w...
#078 - Robert Greene - The Laws Of Human Nature
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Greene is a New York Times best selling author. You can be a genius in your field and know al...
#077 - Dominic McGregor - Sobriety And The Future Of Social Media Marketing
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic McGregor is the COO and Co Founder of Social Chain. Today I'm sitting down with Dom to catch...
#076 - David Pearce - Transhumanism; How Biotechnology Can Eradicate Suffering
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Pearce is a co-founder of Humanity+ and a prominent figure within the transhumanism movement. ...
#075 - Life Hacks 108
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...
#074 - Tiago Forte - The Definitive Guide To Digital Productivity
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tiago Forte is a blogger, company owner and productivity coach. We all use digital tools, and some o...
#073 - Theo Watt & Eve Young - The Problem With Millennials
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Theo Watt and Eve Young are the hosts of the Socials Minds Podcast and Copywriters at Social Chain. ...
#072 - David Perell - The Power Of Writing
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Perell is a podcaster, blogger and writing coach. Why is the ability to write effectively the ...
#071 - Catch Up 103 - The End Of The World, CrossFit and Pirates of the Caribbean
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again as we continue our Catch Up series. No agenda, n...
#070 - Tim Briggs - How To Eat For Performance
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Briggs is a nutritionist, CrossFit coach and the owner of WeDominateNutrition.com Most people wi...
#069 - George MacGill - Mental Models 101 - How To Make Better Decisions
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round interesting individual George MacGill to br...
#068 - Rachel Kleinfeld - Fixing The Most Violent Countries On Earth
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the found...
#067 - Inside Tracker - The Largest Database Of Healthy People In The World
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Inside Tracker are a company from Boston MA who provide bloodwork analysis to athletes and the gener...
#066 - Professor David Sinclair - Can Humans Live For 1000 Years?
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Sinclair is a Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-Directo...
#065 - Chris Hutchins - The Basics Of Money Management
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Hutchins is the CEO of HelloGrove.com, former Entrepreneur In Residence at Google Ventures and...
#064 - James Clear - How To Build Habits That Last
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Clear is an author, entrepreneur and speaker focused on habits, decision-making and continuou...
#063 - Robin Dreeke - How To Read Behaviour Like An FBI Agent
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Dreeke is the ex Head of the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Program and an author. Robin worked as...
#062 - Catch Up 102 - Rome, Greggs & Flat Earth
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again as we continue our Catch Up series. No agenda, n...
#061 - Christie Aschwanden - The Truth About Sports Recovery
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christie Aschwanden is a journalist and author of "GOOD TO GO: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Lea...
#060 - Robbyn Swan & Anthony Summers - The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robbyn Swan and Anthony Summers are investigative journalists, authors & experts in the Madeleine Mc...
#059 - Relationships 104 - How To Be Single
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again for the final instalment in our Relationships Se...
#058 - Professor Paul Steinhardt - A New Kind Of Matter
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Paul Steinhardt is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Princeton University, Direct...
#057 - Alexander Cortes - Skills For The 21st Century
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alexander Cortes is a trainer, writer and speaker. Expect to learn what skills Alex would give a hum...
#056 - Life Hacks 107
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...
#055 - Jordan Hall - How Do You Redesign Civilisation?
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Hall is the Co Founder of Neurohacker Collective, the Co Founder of DivX and a writer. What i...
#054 - Catch Up 101
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a brand new series, featuring the long awaited return of Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitnes...
#053 - Garrett J. White - What Does It Mean To Be A Man? Wake Up Warrior
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett J. White is the founder of Wake Up Warrior, Creator of Warrior Week & Author of Warrior Book...
#052 - Leon Scott - How To Use Your Influence
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leon Scott is a Semi-Professional Footballer, Model, Influencer and Online Coach. The worlds of mode...
#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Keating is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Centre for Astrophysics & Space Science...
#050 - Daniel Sloss - Jigsaw Explained
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Sloss is a comedian with two Netflix Specials; Dark and Jigsaw. Before he played his sold out...
#049 - Rory Sutherland - Psychology In The World Of Advertising
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising, an author & a writer for The Spectator. ...
#048 - Sargon Of Akkad - What Is Happening With Patreon, Gillette and Brexit?
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sargon Of Akkad, also known as Carl Benjamin, is a YouTuber and Political Commentator. Today we're t...
#047 - Dr Rick Hanson - How To Develop A Resilient Mind
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rick Hanson is a psychologist and New York Times Best Selling Author. We are often told that the ...
#046 - Alex Hutchinson - Endure; Finding The Limits Of Human Performance
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Hutchinson is a journalist, athlete and author of "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elasti...
#045 - Ed Latimore - A Physicist And A Boxer Walk Into A Bar
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Latimore is a writer, Physicist and Professional Heavyweight Boxer. Out of Ed's eclectic mix of i...
#044 - Christmas Special - Hacks, Fails & New Year Plans
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a special Christmas Episode as we roll around in festive cheer, reflecting upon 2018 a...
#043 - Relationships 103 - Cheating, How To Get Over Someone & How To End A Relationship
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships 101 & 102 both landed in the Top 50 Chart Worldwide on Apple Podcasts, here we go agai...
#042 - Dr Mario Livio - What Makes Us Curious?
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist, a Fellow of the American Association for...
#041 - William Von Hippel - The Social Leap; How We Evolved From Tree Swinging to Human Being
02 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
William Von Hippel is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland and Author of The So...
#039 - Life Hacks 106
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...
#038 - Robin Hanson - The Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, author, and research as...
#037 - The Lean Machines, Sonny Webster & Zack George - Battle Cancer Q&A
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I recently sat down with Sonny Webster, Zack George and Leon & John from The Lean Machines for a spe...
#036 - Relationships 102 - How To Find & Maintain A Happy Relationship
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships 101 landed in the Top 50 Chart Worldwide on Apple Podcasts, and now it's time for the ...
#035 - Life Fails 101
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the dark side of Life Hacks. Jonny & Yusef join me today as we begin to document all of t...
#034 - How To Survive University
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef join me again as we relive our best & worst moments at university. Discover how you ca...
#033 - Carl Cederstrom - What Happens When You Dedicate A Year To Optimising Your Life & The Happiness Fantasy
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Cederstrom is an Associate Professor at Stockholm Business School, an author of several books a...
#032 - Jeff Warren - Why Should I Explore My Own Consciousness?
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Warren is a Meditation Teacher and Writer, he is the co-author of Meditation for Fidgety Skepti...
#031 - Life Hacks 105
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another episode detailing our favourite apps, we...
#030 - Adam Frank - Are We Alone In The Universe?
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Adam Frank is an Astrophysicist at the University of Rochester, Author and a Founder of th...
#029 - The Human Garage - A New Approach To Optimising Human Movement
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Garry Lineham is a movement specialist and the Co-Founder of The Human Garage in Los Angeles. The Hu...
#028 - Sabine Hossenfelder - How Politics And Beauty Leads Physics Astray
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sabine Hossenfelder is a blogger and Theoretical Physicist who researches quantum gravity, she is a...
#027 - Dr Greg Potter - The Definitive Guide To Sleep
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Greg Potter is a PhD graduate at the University of Leeds & Content Director at HumanOS. His resea...
#026 - Sonny Webster - From Zero To Rio: A Life's Journey To The Olympic Games
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sonny Webster is an Olympic Weightlifter who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in ...
#025 - Q&A 101
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com are back again. This time we asked for questions from listene...
#024 - Peter C Brown - The Science Of Successful Learning Habits
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Peter C Brown is a writer, retired management consultant and the author of Make It Stick; The Scienc...
#023 - Relationships 101
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for the first episode in a new series on relationshi...
#022 - BT Urruela - Overcoming War, Elective Amputation and PTSD
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
BT Urruela is a US Army Combat Wounded Veteran, Elective Amputee, Author, Cover Model and Co-Founder...
#021 - Susanna Halonen - The Happyologist; What Science Says Makes Life Happier
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Susanna Halonen is a positive psychology expert, author, published researcher, TEDx speaker, online ...
#020 - Jordan Wallace, Paul Warrior and Tim Briggs - The Mindset Game; Can You Teach Mental Toughness In Sport?
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A fond welcome back to UK CrossFit coaches, nutrionists & athletes, Jordan Wallace, Paul Warrior and...